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Braves
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 17, 1980
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Braves, played on June 17, 1980 at Busch Stadium.
Game Summary
Date | June 17, 1980 |
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Visiting Team |
Atlanta Braves
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Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | June 17, 1980 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Atlanta Braves |
Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doyle Alexander |
Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Vuckovich |
Ballpark | Busch Stadium |
City | St. Louis |
State | MO |
Attendance | 13,524 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Paul Runge 1B: Fred Brocklander 2B: Jerry Dale 3B: Bob Engel |
Atlanta Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Glenn Hubbard | Second Baseman |
Dale Murphy | Center Fielder |
Chris Chambliss | First Baseman |
Gary Matthews | Right Fielder |
Brian Asselstine | Left Fielder |
Jerry Royster | Third Baseman |
Larvell Blanks | Shortstop |
Bruce Benedict | Catcher |
Doyle Alexander | Pitcher |
Bobby Cox | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Garry Templeton | Shortstop |
Leon Durham | Right Fielder |
Keith Hernandez | First Baseman |
Ted Simmons | Catcher |
George Hendrick | Center Fielder |
Terry Kennedy | Left Fielder |
Ken Reitz | Third Baseman |
Tom Herr | Second Baseman |
Pete Vuckovich | Pitcher |
Whitey Herzog | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Cardinals
Busch Stadium
June 17, 1980
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Vuckovich
Hubbard hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Vuckovich
Murphy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Vuckovich
Chambliss hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Alexander
Templeton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Alexander
Durham hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Templeton moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hernandez vs. Alexander
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Templeton scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Alexander
Simmons hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Alexander
Hendrick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Royster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Vuckovich
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vuckovich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Asselstine vs. Vuckovich
Asselstine hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Matthews moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Royster vs. Vuckovich
Royster strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blanks vs. Vuckovich
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards second. Herr scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Alexander
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Alexander
Reitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herr vs. Alexander
Herr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Vuckovich
Benedict hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Vuckovich
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hernandez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbard vs. Vuckovich
Hubbard hits a fly ball into left field. Kennedy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Murphy vs. Vuckovich
Murphy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Vuckovich
Chambliss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Vuckovich
Matthews hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Chambliss moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Asselstine vs. Vuckovich
Asselstine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vuckovich vs. Alexander
Vuckovich hits a fly ball into right field. Matthews settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Alexander
Templeton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Alexander
There goes Templeton. The throw from Benedict and he is out, Hubbard applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Alexander
Durham hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Vuckovich
Royster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Vuckovich
There goes Royster. The throw from Simmons to Templeton and they have Royster trapped. The throw over to Hernandez, who applies the tag for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Vuckovich
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reitz fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Vuckovich
Benedict hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Alexander vs. Vuckovich
Alexander hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Alexander
Hernandez strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Alexander
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Alexander
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Vuckovich
Hubbard hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Vuckovich
Murphy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chambliss vs. Vuckovich
Chambliss strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Matthews vs. Vuckovich
Matthews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Alexander
Kennedy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Chambliss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reitz vs. Alexander
Reitz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herr vs. Alexander
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Asselstine vs. Vuckovich
Asselstine hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Durham. Asselstine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Royster vs. Vuckovich
Royster hits a ball on the ground for an out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blanks vs. Vuckovich
Blanks hits a fly ball towards right. Durham catches it and throws to Herr who relays to Hernandez to double up Royster. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vuckovich vs. Alexander
Vuckovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Alexander
Templeton hits a fly ball into left field. Asselstine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durham vs. Alexander
Durham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hubbard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benedict vs. Vuckovich
Benedict hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alexander vs. Vuckovich
Alexander hits a fly ball into right field. Durham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbard vs. Vuckovich
Hubbard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Alexander
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Alexander
Simmons hits a fly ball into center field. Murphy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendrick vs. Alexander
Hendrick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Murphy vs. Vuckovich
Murphy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chambliss vs. Vuckovich
Chambliss hits a popup towards short. Templeton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matthews vs. Vuckovich
Matthews hits a fly ball into center field. Hendrick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Alexander
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reitz vs. Alexander
Tony Scott pinch runs for Terry Kennedy.
Reitz bunts towards first. Chambliss scoops it up and throws to first, with Hubbard covering, for the out. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herr vs. Alexander
Herr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vuckovich vs. Alexander
Vuckovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blanks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Asselstine vs. Vuckovich
Leon Durham now playing left field. George Hendrick now playing right field. Tony Scott now playing center field.
Asselstine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Royster vs. Vuckovich
Royster hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Simmons settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blanks vs. Vuckovich
Blanks hits a ball on the ground towards short. Templeton scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Templeton vs. Alexander
Templeton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durham vs. Alexander
Durham bunts towards third. Royster fields it and throws to first for the out. Templeton moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Alexander
Hernandez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Alexander
Simmons hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Matthews. Simmons reaches second base with a double. Templeton scores. Hernandez moves to third. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 6/17/1980 -- Atlanta at St.Louis (N) Atlanta AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI Hubbard G, 2b 4 0 0 0 Templeton G, ss 3 2 2 0 Murphy D, cf 3 1 1 2 Durham L, rf-lf 3 0 1 0 Chambliss C, 1b 3 0 0 0 Hernandez K, 1b 3 0 0 0 Matthews G, rf 4 0 2 0 Simmons T, c 4 1 2 2 Asselstine B, lf 4 0 2 0 Hendrick G, cf-rf 3 0 0 0 Royster J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Kennedy T, lf 3 0 2 0 Blanks L, ss 4 0 0 0 Scott T, pr-cf 0 0 0 0 Benedict B, c 3 0 2 0 Reitz K, 3b 2 0 1 0 Alexander D, p 3 1 0 0 Herr T, 2b 3 0 0 0 Vuckovich P, p 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 8 2 27 3 8 2 Atlanta 002 000 000 -- 2 St.Louis 200 000 001 -- 3 1 out when winning run was scored. Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO Alexander D (L) 8.1 8 3 3 2 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Vuckovich P (W) 9.0 8 2 2 2 4 DP -- Atlanta 3, St.Louis 2 LOB -- Atlanta 5, St.Louis 3 2B -- Asselstine B, Simmons T HR -- Simmons T, Murphy D CS -- Templeton G, Royster J SH -- Reitz K, Durham L T -- 1:50 A -- 13524
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